Depending on where you are, you may find free wood on Craigslist. You can use this for outdoor cooking.

Although usually used for camping, try solar light bulbs at night. Charge them during the day to use in the evening.

These only give you 2 hours at night after being charged but you can hang them anywhere easily.

These will last 9 to 20 hours after full charged.

5. If you are not able to go completely solar, you might want to consider a smaller solar generator to help you power things at home. Yes, this is more extreme but at least you have a power back up in case anything ever were to happen.

In the video below you will see something called a Kodiak Solar Generator but it is currently out of stock. For more ideas and to see how you can use these solar lights, watch the video below by Prepper Princess.

I love my solar powered clothes dryer. LOL It’s trendy now but I have used a clothes line for years. We do plan to be off grid, eventually, and many of our choices now are just preparations for when that becomes a reality.